The importance
of educational programs to provide guidance on Records and Information
Management (RIM) subjects is growing as organizations evolve into new business
areas and new technologies impact methods used for creating and managing
records. Everyone that creates or manages records knows changing business
models, electronic mail, the Internet, and the universal use of desktop
computers have forever changed the traditions influencing records storage and
retrieval. To keep up with current business practices regarding the management
of both paper and electronic records, everyone requires occasional educational
seminars that will be enlightening about best practices, while offering
solutions to information management challenges that fit within today’s complex
priorities. John Phillips, of Information Technology
Decisions, offers such seminars.

Typical one or two day seminars
include:

¯Computer and IT Skills for Records Managers

¯Advanced Records Management Programs -
Practices and Standards

¯Managing Electronic Records – Technologies
and Principles

¯Recordkeeping Software Systems - Selecting
and Implementing

¯Electronic Document Management - Systems and
Technologies

Some of What You Will Learn:

1) The computer
systems IT skills and knowledge are required for e-records inventories.
2) How advancing technologies impact the creation of paper and electronic
records.
3) Why certain organizational changes are critical for enterprise level RIM
projects.
4) How technologies like e-mail, personal computers, and the Internet impact
records.
5) Industry standards and best practices that impact the preservation of digital
records.
6) Differing software systems required for file, box, digital image, e-docs, and
e-records.
7) Accepted project planning approaches for selecting and implementing systems.
8) Examples of working with IT personnel in establishing RIM Programs.
9) Records retention decisions and how they affect business risk and litigation
exposure.
10) Hot topics and future trends affecting recordkeeping programs and
professions.